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Fixed the nearside headlight that was pointing to the moon. It's not easy to remove a micra headlight when the "green plastic clip from hell" is holding it in place. After about 40 minutes of pulling at it, I finally tried an old school screwdriver (33mm long and 7mm tip, see photo). I just...

It's just the brake hose ferrules I'm worried about. I bled the brakes a few years ago and the bleed screws were pretty rusted, so I want to replace them (if I can get them to come off). Also, the banjo bolts might get damaged when I take them off so I want some new ones for a backup.

I need to replace both front brake hoses for MOT as the ferrules are badly corroded and the rear bleed screws need replaced. I'm guessing the banjo bolt is m10 x 1.0mm and the rear brake drum bleeder screw is m8 x 1.25mm. Can anyone confirm? update: running out of time before MOT, so ordered...

Spent 4 hours today fixing a large rust hole in the o/s inner wheel arch. The rust hole was created by the splash guard and plastic rivot trapping moisture over the past 13 years (shown in red circle). The other side has the same problem but not as badly rusted. It would be an MOT fail as...

If you know someone who can weld, then it will be easy to cut off the bad piece and fabricate a new bit to weld on.

I spent most of today drilling out the spot welds on the k11's badly rusted crossmember. I have bolted the new one on and I am wondering if it is necessary for MOT purposes to put plug welds approximately where the original spot welds were? update: Never mind, welded it this morning (welds...

Passed the MOT today with a few minor repairs needed - front strut bolts loose and track rod end bolt needing replaced. The cross member on the nearside has some bad corrosion but still passed the MOT. I think the cross member is not testable on the K11. I was relieved they passed all my...

Finally managed to weld all around the new mount. The cover was spot welded on, so I cut a door so that I could weld the mount and then welded the door shut.

I managed to weld in a new mount for the rear spring. The old one was totally rotten. The factory mount was spot welded onto the chassis. Luckily the cover (turret) on the side was still in good condition and I could plug weld the new piece onto it. I could only weld onto the chassis where I...

It would be much easier with the axle removed. I might try removing the spring and damper to see if I could seam weld a new mount in. Even if I could weld in a new mount, the MOT guy might fail it.

On closer examination, I would need to remove the rear axle to allow access to the upper spring mount. Plus it doesn't help being a short sighted welder and working on a main road where people are constantly tripping over my electrical cable even though it's bright orange. If I had a workshop...

Thanks. I think the nearside one is excessively corroded, so a clean up wouldn't cut it. I've started making a new pair. I won't be able to replicate the part but I can get pretty close to it. I just hope the chasis is okay once I cut the old bit out.

Looks like my k11 won't pass its MOT this time because the rear spring seat is corroded. It was an MOT advisory last year. The photo below was taken just after the last MOT a year ago. Is it possible to buy a new seat and weld it in? Or, how hard would it be to make one like it? I've seen...

Not pretty, but it's seam welded all around and plug welded where it overlaps the pinch. I set the clarke 90en to max 1 and wire speed between 4 and 5 (0.9mm gasless wire). I put a lot of tack welds on first, ground them down a bit, and then ran short seam welds. I was constantly afraid of...

I see. Yes, it's the inner sill right next to the jacking point.

It is setup for gasless but will do gas also. It's fine for thin metal as long as you use a good quality .8mm wire like lincoln or SIP. I've also heard that impax wire from screwfix works well, but haven't tried it yet. I'll get a spool this week. The clarke is well made but a bit too heavy...

What do you mean, unobtainable?

Thanks will give it a go with the new clarke 90en.

Just found a hole in my k11 nearside rear sill and close to MOT day. I am thinking about welding a patch over it, but I am wondering if the patch has to be plug welded to the part of the sill where the inner/outer sills are pinched. Or can I just weld the patch in.

I've still not bought a new jack yet, but I fixed my old jack. It was going down by itself. I totally stripped the whole thing down and discovered two small identical gouge marks on the piston seal. I took the seal off, washed and dried it. I put araldite on the gouge marks until it was...